TURPEN v. CITY OF ST. FRANCISVILLE

No. 5-85-0375.

145 Ill. App.3d 891 (1986)

495 N.E.2d 1351

BOBBIE D. TURPEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE CITY OF ST. FRANCISVILLE, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee (James Deisher, Third-Party Defendant).

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed July 23, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Kionka, of Winters & Garrison, of Marion, and Roscoe D. Cunningham, of Roscoe D. Cunningham, Ltd., of Lawrenceville, for appellant.

Edward Benecki and Robert M. Hopkins, both of Gosnell, Benecki, Borden & Enloe, Ltd., of Lawrenceville, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE KARNS delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Bobbie D. Turpen, brought suit in the circuit court of Lawrence County against defendant, the city of St. Francisville, a municipal corporation, to recover property damages he sustained as a result of the demolition of a two-story brick building which butted directly against his property. Defendant has purchased liability insurance to compensate tort victims. (Ill. Rev. Stat...

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